This incarnation of Sinbad is due to marry the beautiful Princess Farah (Jane Seymour), but when he returns to her kingdom he and his crew are ambushed by monsters. The creatures are dispatched relatively easily, but the princess reveals to Sinbad that their troubles aren't over. Her brother, Prince Kassim, was about to be crowned Caliph when his wicked stepmother Zenobia cast a spell that turned him into a baboon (animated by Harryhausen). If he isn't turned back into a human soon, Zenobia's equally wicked son will be crowned Caliph instead. Sinbad and his crew, with Farah and Kassim in tow, head out to consult the great sorcerer Melanthius. He and his daughter Dione join the adventure as they all head for a lost, fertile city beyond the Arctic wastes where a magical energy that can reverse the curse can be found. All the while, Zenobia and her son, via a boat rowed by a clockwork minotaur, are in hot pursuit.

Big Damn Heroes: When the group are cornered by the Guardian of the Shrine aka the titular tiger (possessed by Zenobia) things aren't looking good for our heroes - until the troglodyte they befriended comes bursting in to help. Sadly, the trog doesn't survive, but he does make time for Melanthius, Kassim, Dione and Farah to get away. The trog also brings in the Minoton's spear, which turns out to be the only effective weapon against the tiger.

Black Dude Dies First: Actually subverted: Maroof narrowly escapes death during the giant walrus attack and is among the last of the characters to die in the film.

Frazetta Man: The troglodyte is a strange midway point between this and Our Ogres Are Hungrier, being a huge, hairy, horn-sporting caveman with bestial features whose language is so close to ape-like that he can communicate with the baboonified Kassim. In stark contrast to both of his parent tropes, though, he's a purely benevolent figure, once Melanthius convinces Sinbad's crew that he's scared of them and not out to kill them.

Harmless Freezing: The Guardian of the Shrine, a giant sabre tooth tiger, has been frozen in ice for thousands of years. It re-animates and breaks out of the ice, alive and unharmed. Justified, as it's the work of Zenobia's dark magic.

Hero Killer: Zenobia ratchets up quite the bodycount over the course of the film, especially once she possesses the smilodon.

Idiot Ball: When Melanthius interrogates Zenobia he not only shows her the map and key and lets slip that they are searching for the Arimaspi shrine, but then feeds some of her growth formula to a killer bee. Not surprisingly, the ensuing mayhem allows Zenobia to escape.

Last Villain Stand: With her son dead and her plan in ruins, Zenobia possesses the smilodon for one last ditch effort at killing Sinbad and his crew.

A Load of Bull: Zenobia's servant the Minaton, a giant bronze minotaur-shaped golem. In close-ups the Minaton is animated. In long shots it was portrayed by Peter Mayhew, who also played Chewbacca in Star Wars.

The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body: Kassim initially retains his humanity after he's transformed — he can play chess with Farah and Sinbad and even write. By the time the party reaches Hyperboria, he's acting much more like an actual baboon, and Melanthius fears that if he isn't changed back soon, he never will be.

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